Betty Griffin House candlelight vigil Oct. 3

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Sep 29, 2013 at 12:01 AM

Join Betty Griffin House for a candlelight vigil at 7 p.m. Thursday in the Plaza de la Constitucion in an event designed to honor survivors of domestic violence and the women, men and children who were murdered in St. Johns County in acts of domestic violence.

Betty Griffin House has been hosting this vigil for four years, providing a way for domestic-violence survivors, family members and friends of victims, staff and Betty Griffin House supporters to come together as a community of individuals dedicated to the mission of eliminating domestic violence.

The silent witness exhibit of red, life-size silhouettes each representing a person who once lived, worked, had neighbors, friends and family before their death, will specifically honor the victims of St. Johns County. For information on this event, call Kim at 808-9984.

As a private, nonprofit agency, Betty Griffin House provides emergency shelter to abused women, men and their minor children. Other support services available to shelter residents and non residents include a 24-hour crisis hotline, individual and group counseling, forensic / medical rape exams, and legal assistance. Confidential individual and group counseling are available in all parts of St. Johns County including, Hastings, Ponte Vedra Beach, St. Johns, St. Augustine and St. Augustine Beach. For more information or to make a donation, go to www.bettygriffinhouse.org.

If you or someone you know is being abused call the hotline at 824-1555.

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